Posted on 09/13/2025 8:31:24 PM PDT by Nextrush
President Emmanuel Macron moved quickly when his government led by Premier Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote Monday.
The 384-194 vote was a sign of deep opposition to the austere 2026 budget.
Macron's quick move to appoint Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister...
demonstrations called to 'block everything' led to various events blocking roads and railroads involving thousands of protesters leading to hundreds of arrests...
Mr. Macron quick to contact the Emir of Qatar following Tuesday's Israeli attack. Macron denouncing the attack...
he met families of the Israeli hostages at the Elysee Palace Wednesday...
The French-Saudi conference on a Palestinian state got a boost Friday the UN General Assembly approving the "New York Declaration"...
Friday night the Fitch rating service downgrading France's credit rating...
This week's procession fronted by a Yellow flag and a French flag. A number of cardboard protest signs held by demonstrators...
The present political situation in France led by hostility to the 2026 budget appears to have added a little fuel to this small weekly Yellow Vests protest...
Also the leader of France's CGT trade union federation Sophie Binet urging participation in the nationwide protest...
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